NY State Senate Bill 2023-S7456

Senate Bill S7456

Signed By Governor

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the New York city housing authority to provide written notice to residents of certain disruptions to water service and to establish certain guidelines regarding the examination of water quality

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Current Bill Status Via A7273 - Signed by Governor

Introduced
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
Signed By Governor

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Nov 17, 2023	signed chap.645
Nov 13, 2023	delivered to governor
Jun 09, 2023	returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1853 substituted for s7456
Jun 09, 2023	substituted by a7273 ordered to third reading cal.1853 committee discharged and committed to rules
May 26, 2023	referred to housing, construction and community development

Votes

- Jun 9, 2023 - Floor Vote
  A7273
  
  62
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 9, 2023
      
      aye (62)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Ashby
      
      Bailey
      
      Borrello
      
      Breslin
      
      Brisport
      
      Brouk
      
      Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
      
      Chu
      
      Cleare
      
      Comrie
      
      Cooney
      
      Fernandez
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gonzalez
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mannion
      
      Martinez
      
      Martins
      
      Mattera
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Murray
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oberacker
      
      Ortt
      
      Palumbo
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Rhoads
      
      Rivera
      
      Rolison
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Scarcella-Spanton
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serrano
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      Walczyk
      
      Webb
      
      Weber
      
      Weik
      
      excused (1)
      
      Felder
      
      The following Member(s) participated via videoconferencing: Cooney
  Jun 9, 2023 - Rules Committee Vote
  S7456
  
  20
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 9, 2023
      
      aye (20)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Bailey
      
      Breslin
      
      Comrie
      
      Fernandez
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Helming
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mayer
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Thomas
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Griffo

2023-S7456 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7273
Law Section:: Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §402-e, Pub Hous L

2023-S7456 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the New York city housing authority to provide written notice to residents of disruptions to water services when water is not safe for drinking or cooking; requires the New York city housing authority to establish measures to ensure all contractors and subcontractors who deal with the collection and examining of water samples to comply with federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations regarding the examination of water quality.

2023-S7456 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S7456

SPONSOR: KAVANAGH
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public housing law, in relation to requiring the New
York city housing authority to provide written notice to residents of
certain disruptions to water services and to establish certain guide-
lines regarding the examination of water quality

 
PURPOSE:

This bill is intended to ensure affected New York City Housing Authority
(NYCHA) residents receive prompt written notice when they should avoid
the use of water at their NYCHA development.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section one requires the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) to
provide written notice to residents within 24 hours of when NYCHA has
been advised by a public utility or local, state, or federal agency that
certain residents should avoid the use of water.

Section two requires NYCHA to establish appropriate measures, proce-
dures, and guidelines to ensure all contractors and subcontractors
comply with federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations when
collecting or examining water samples on behalf of NYCHA.

Section three of the bill sets forth the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

In summer 2022, an issue arose surrounding the possibility of arsenic in
the water of Jacob Riis Houses. In August, residents submitted
complaints to NYCHA about the quality of their water. NYCHA contracted
with a company to collect water samples and test the water. The
contracted company subcontracted with a lab to perform the tests of the
water.

Initial water tests revealed a presence of arsenic in the water. It was
only after a round of retesting by the same lab, and four days after the
initial results were received, that residents were notified they should
refrain from using the water for drinking and cooking. It was later
revealed that the lab performing these tests was not certified to
collect and test water samples in New York state.

NYCHA contracted with a new company to perform additional testing of the
water. The results from the new lab indicated that there was no arsenic
in the water and the water was safe to consume. While ultimately there
was never a danger to the health of residents this time, NYCHA must
provide better oversight of their contractors and subcontractors to
better protect residents.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

This is a new bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2023-S7456 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7456
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 26, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and
   Community Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to requiring the New
   York  city housing authority to provide written notice to residents of
   certain disruptions to water services and to establish certain  guide-
   lines regarding the examination of water quality
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 402-e of the public  housing  law,
 as  amended  by  chapter  47  of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as
 follows:
   1. (A) In order to ensure compliance and enforcement of the  New  York
 city  housing  authority's  duty to provide heat, water, electricity and
 elevator service, the New York  city  housing  authority  shall  publish
 information  regarding reported disruptions in such services, the length
 of such disruptions and the steps taken to restore services. Starting on
 May first, two thousand twenty, the  New  York  city  housing  authority
 shall  publish such information on its website. For six months after the
 original publication date, the New York  city  housing  authority  shall
 retain such information on its website.
   (B)  WHEN  A  PUBLIC UTILITY OR LOCAL, STATE OR FEDERAL AGENCY ADVISES
 THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING  AUTHORITY  THAT  CERTAIN  RESIDENTS  OF  SUCH
 AUTHORITY  SHOULD  AVOID  THE USE OF WATER FOR DRINKING OR COOKING, SUCH
 AUTHORITY SHALL PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTICE, IN ELECTRONIC AND PAPER FORM, OF
 SUCH ADVICE TO THE INDICATED  RESIDENTS  AND  THE  RESIDENT  ASSOCIATION
 PRESIDENT OR OTHER FORMALLY RECOGNIZED RESIDENT LEADER FOR THE INDICATED
 DEVELOPMENT  AS  SOON  AS  PRACTICAL BUT NO LATER THAN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS
 AFTER SUCH AUTHORITY HAS RECEIVED SUCH ADVICE.
   § 2. Section 402-e of the public housing law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11480-01-3

 S. 7456                             2
 
   1-A.  THE  NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY SHALL ESTABLISH APPROPRIATE
 MEASURES, PROCEDURES, AND GUIDELINES, SUCH AS CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS  AND
 ENFORCEMENT  MECHANISMS,  TO  ENSURE  THAT  ALL  OF  ITS CONTRACTORS AND
 SUBCONTRACTORS, WHEN COLLECTING OR EXAMINING WATER SAMPLES ON BEHALF  OF
 SUCH  AUTHORITY,  COMPLY WITH ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS, RULES,
 AND REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO SUCH COLLECTION OR EXAMINATION,  INCLUDING
 THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION FIVE HUNDRED TWO OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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